ELKHART, Ind. (WOWO) – Former Attorney General and Republican candidate for Governor, lambasted the Indiana Debate Commission for poor planning, bias, and unprofessional conduct.
Hill challenged the moderator’s impartiality as the moderator repeatedly went to bat for Mike Braun, repeating campaign talking points for the Senator who chose to skip the debate at the last minute. The former Attorney General decried the apparent bias on stage, pointing out the hypocrisy in real time.
Curtis Hill repeatedly called out the moderator for his unintelligible questions and attempted to distort facts, including a memorable exchange in which Hill corrected the moderator’s misrepresentation that Terminated Pregnancy Reports (TPR’s) were confidential medical records.
As Attorney General, Hill detailed his experience with TPRs and was the only candidate to call for the Holcomb, Crouch administration to release TRPs publicly.
Hill further challenged the moderator for reductive lines of questionings, opting to forego yes or no answers for substantive responses.
“I am appalled by the total lack of organization and unprofessional conduct. Debates are an essential part of American elections. Like many media entities since 2016, the Indiana Debate Commission has made its bias clear. They declined to remain impartial and attempted to influence voters toward their elitist ideals. I am the only battle-proven candidate for governor. That is why I won the “debate” last night. I have fought against woke nonsense and weak Republicans my entire life; no liberal moderator could silence me. Hoosiers got to see their candidates face a hostile debate commission last night, and it’s clear most on that stage are not prepared or equipped to fight for our traditional Hoosier values.” – Attorney General Curtis Hill.
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All of the commissions and other groups like the league of women voters are nothing more than biased political operatives.Not a single one can be trusted any more than the left wing biased main stream media. All are dishonest to one extent or another.
I agree completely with Mr. Hill. That debate was a joke. The moderator chosen was from PBS – that tells you something right there. If this is the best that our Indiana Debate Commission can do – they’d better disband. I do think Mr. Hill won that debate and seeing him onstage aside the other candidates – pretty much told me who I’m voting for.